Got a weird, and frustrating problem.
Have a MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB PCI-E card, connected to dual-screen setup via HDMI + Dual-DVI and the card is starting to show some odd behavior.
Been using the system for months without issue (everything is Stock with no overclocking) but over the last few days its been showing the following instabilities :
On the HDMI display it started showing some minor flickering before the display become totally corrupted into a frenzy of lines and colored noise on the HDMI out.
The DVI supplied picture continues to function correctly until you unplug the HDMI cable, at which point the corrupted display switches over to the DVI display (and then will move back if a HDMI cable is re-connected leaving the DVI back in a working state)
The system does not seem to crash or become unresponsive and it does not appear to be connected to temps or any sort of load (It happened today while the desktop was sitting idle and the card was cold to the touch)
Restarting the system will instantly restore the picture to both screens.
Has anyone seen anything like this before, or might have an idea of what the hell is going on?
For reference, my build is :
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (8GB)
BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
CoolerMaster 600W Silent Pro Modular PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium
Monitors are a Catleap Q260 and a Samsung E5500 TV (HDMI connected to a Denon 1910 amp for surround sound)
For reference currently running the latest drivers for motherboard and chip-set from the Gigabyte site, and AMD drivers.
For reference, here are some pictures to illustrate what Im getting:
This is what happens at first, Monitor on the right (dvi) works, TV on left (HDMI) glitches out.
This is what I get if I unplug the HDMI cable, the TV picture turns off and the corruption moves over to the DVI feed instantly.
If I re-attach the HDMI it goes back to looking like picture one.
Have a MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB PCI-E card, connected to dual-screen setup via HDMI + Dual-DVI and the card is starting to show some odd behavior.
Been using the system for months without issue (everything is Stock with no overclocking) but over the last few days its been showing the following instabilities :
On the HDMI display it started showing some minor flickering before the display become totally corrupted into a frenzy of lines and colored noise on the HDMI out.
The DVI supplied picture continues to function correctly until you unplug the HDMI cable, at which point the corrupted display switches over to the DVI display (and then will move back if a HDMI cable is re-connected leaving the DVI back in a working state)
The system does not seem to crash or become unresponsive and it does not appear to be connected to temps or any sort of load (It happened today while the desktop was sitting idle and the card was cold to the touch)
Restarting the system will instantly restore the picture to both screens.
Has anyone seen anything like this before, or might have an idea of what the hell is going on?
For reference, my build is :
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (8GB)
BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
CoolerMaster 600W Silent Pro Modular PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium
Monitors are a Catleap Q260 and a Samsung E5500 TV (HDMI connected to a Denon 1910 amp for surround sound)
For reference currently running the latest drivers for motherboard and chip-set from the Gigabyte site, and AMD drivers.
For reference, here are some pictures to illustrate what Im getting:
This is what happens at first, Monitor on the right (dvi) works, TV on left (HDMI) glitches out.
This is what I get if I unplug the HDMI cable, the TV picture turns off and the corruption moves over to the DVI feed instantly.
If I re-attach the HDMI it goes back to looking like picture one.
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